wallboard

American  

[wawl-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈwɔlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster.

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wallboard British  

/ ˈwɔːlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a thin board made of materials, such as compressed wood fibres or gypsum plaster, between stiff paper, and used to cover walls, partitions, etc

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Etymology

Origin of wallboard

First recorded in 1905–10; wall + board

Example Sentences

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wallboard

Concrete and drywall producer Eagle Materials said last week that higher fuel costs lifted its wallboard freight expense more than $2 per thousand square feet during its fiscal fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Chaudhari purchased new doors and doorjambs, paint, gypsum wallboard, sinks, countertops and more at Kearney stores and hired people to do the repair work.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2020

In newer schools that have wallboard, it’s easier for the signal to get through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2018

People pulled out the flood-ravaged contents of their homes and piled them at the curb in mounds rising roughly six feet high in some cases: refrigerators, carpets, wallboard, sofas, cabinets, drawers, luggage, picture frames.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2017

It’s even part of the supermarket building, because the wallboard, the flooring, and many other building materials are made with corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan